Attorney's Note

Under the New Jersey Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
disorderly persons offenseup to 6 monthsup to $1,000
For details, see N.J. Rev. Stat.N.J. Rev. Stat.2C:43-8

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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2C:58-2.11

  • month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" means a calendar year. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
5. a. A licensed retail dealer who violates section 4 of P.L.2019, c.164 (C. 2C:58-2.10) shall be subject to the following penalties:

(1) for a first offense, a fine of up to $500;

(2) for a second offense, a fine of up to $1,000;

(3) for a third or subsequent offense, a six month license suspension following notice to the licensed retail dealer and opportunity to be heard.

b. Any person who, without license or privilege to do so, tampers or attempts to tamper with a personalized handgun by intentionally interfering with the user-authorized functionality of the personalized technology shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense.

L.2019, c.164, s.5.